Sap S/4Hana Cutover Lead & Master Scheduler (Australia)

Natural Selection Group (Australia); Melbourne; Hybride; AUD 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work flexibility

Enterprise go-live exposure

FMCG industry focus

Résumé du poste

Natural Selection Group (Australia) is seeking an experienced Master Scheduler / Cutover Lead to drive the end-to-end cutover and business readiness for a major SAP S/4HANA transformation across Australia. The role sits on the business side, coordinating readiness activities and ensuring a smooth enterprise-wide go-live.

You will work with Business PMO, Change Management and delivery teams to manage dependencies, risks and milestones, with FMCG/consumer goods background highly valued.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in large ERP program delivery.
• Demonstrated SAP S/4HANA implementation experience.
• Strong skills in cutover planning and readiness management.
• Experience navigating complex stakeholder environments.

Responsabilités

• Lead the development, maintenance and governance of the integrated master schedule across business and project workstreams.
• Drive end-to-end business cutover planning, coordination and execution activities.
• Manage business readiness activities to support SAP S/4HANA deployment.
• Identify, track and mitigate critical business dependencies, risks and milestones.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across operations, supply chain, customer, supplier and vendor groups.
• Coordinate with Business PMO, Change Management and delivery teams to maintain alignment.
• Facilitate governance forums, readiness reviews and cutover checkpoints.
• Deliver executive-level status reporting on readiness progress and risks.
• Support transition planning and stabilisation through go-live.
• Oversee cross-functional coordination to ensure business continuity during deployment.

Connaissances

Master Scheduler

Cutover Lead

Business Readiness Lead

SAP S/4HANA

Description du poste

An experienced Master Scheduler / Business Cutover Lead is required to support a major SAP S/4HANA transformation delivering a large-scale enterprise deployment across Australia. This is a highly visible role sitting on the business side of the program, focused on orchestrating business readiness activities and leading the end-to-end cutover approach for a significant enterprise-wide go-live.

FMCG industry experience is strongly preferred and will be a key consideration for this opportunity. Candidates who have delivered SAP transformations within complex manufacturing, supply chain or consumer goods environments will be highly regarded.

Based in Australia with hybrid flexibility, this engagement will run through a critical go-live period commencing in January.

This is: what you'll do

• Lead the development, maintenance and governance of the integrated master schedule across business and project workstreams
• Drive end-to-end business cutover planning, coordination and execution activities
• Manage business readiness activities to support a successful SAP S/4HANA deployment
• Identify, track and mitigate critical business dependencies, risks and milestones
• Collaborate with stakeholders across operations, supply chain, customer, supplier and vendor groups
• Coordinate closely with Business PMO, Change Management and delivery teams to maintain alignment
• Facilitate governance forums, readiness reviews and cutover checkpoints
• Deliver executive-level status reporting on readiness progress, key risks and mitigation strategies
• Support transition planning and operational stabilisation activities through go-live
• Oversee cross-functional coordination to ensure business continuity throughout deployment

This is: the job

An experienced Master Scheduler / Business Cutover Lead is required to support a major SAP S/4HANA transformation delivering a large-scale enterprise deployment across Australia. This is a highly visible role sitting on the business side of the program, focused on orchestrating business readiness activities and leading the end-to-end cutover approach for a significant enterprise-wide go-live.

Working closely with the Business PMO, Change team, System Integrator and senior business stakeholders, you will play a critical role in ensuring operational readiness, managing complex business dependencies and driving successful transition outcomes. This role will suit a proven delivery professional who thrives in large-scale ERP programs and can confidently coordinate across multiple business functions.

FMCG industry experience is strongly preferred and will be a key consideration for this opportunity. Candidates who have delivered SAP transformations within complex manufacturing, supply chain or consumer goods environments will be highly regarded.

Based in Australia with hybrid flexibility, this engagement will run through a critical go-live period commencing in January.

This is: what you'll need

• Proven experience as a Master Scheduler, Cutover Lead, Business Readiness Lead or similar on large-scale ERP transformation programs
• Demonstrated SAP S/4HANA implementation or major SAP transformation delivery experience
• Strong expertise in business cutover planning, integrated scheduling and readiness management
• Experience working across complex stakeholder environments involving multiple delivery partners
• Strongly preferred FMCG industry experience with a proven track record delivering in consumer goods environments
• Dairy industry experience highly regarded
• Background across supply chain, manufacturing, procurement or operations functions
• Strong understanding of enterprise business transformation and change delivery principles
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, planning and communication skills
• Ability to influence and engage senior business and project stakeholders

This is: the perks

• Lead business cutover and readiness activities for a major SAP S/4HANA transformation
• Play a pivotal role in a high-profile enterprise-wide go-live program
• Work within a complex business and technology landscape with significant organisational impact
• Influence readiness strategy, operational transition planning and deployment success

This is: for good

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